This is just drivel to honest.
Regardless of whether there are no other candidates for the armband or not (in your opinion) that doesn't justify Jordan Henderson having it or being a starting player for us.
We set the standard too high as fans you say? That is part of the problem and one of the reasons why we don't win trophies any more.
We who set the standards 'too high' aren't a problem. It's fans such as yourself who have now accepted mediocrity and believe that the likes of Jordan Henderson are 'important players' for us.
We aren't Stoke City or Everton FFS. We are Liverpool. We should always demand the best. We are a huge, huge club and there is no reason why we shouldn't.
Of course Stevie had a bad game from time to time but they were rare during his prime years so don't make out he often went through bad runs of form because he didn't. He constantly carried us throughout his career. Jordan Henderson is human and we all expect him to have an off game every now and then but it's far too often. His good games aren't enough for a club like Liverpool either.
It is unfair to compare Henderson to Gerrard because Stevie was undoubtfully the best of his generation but to play for Liverpool you need to consistently perform well and that's something Jordan doesn't do. We need 7, 8, 9 out of 10 performances from him week in week out.
I suppose it boils down to opinion but I see 5/6 performances from Henderson each week. In his 7 seasons here he has probably given us a few 7s, a couple of 8s, I don't think I've ever seen a 9 out of him and I definitely haven't seen him deliver a 10. Let's not forget the occasional 2s and 3s he puts in too which occur much more than the 7s.
None of our rivals would have him if they were given the choice. No European giant are going to swarm in and bid 50m for him in January. If we wanted to sell him it would be the likes of Newcastle and Swansea coming in for him because guess what? That's the standard he is at.
Any red who wants Jordan Henderson to be a big part of our future and to remain captain then I personally question your ambition for the club. He isn't good enough and anybody who thinks he is are just kidding themselves.
Misjudgement of who Henderson is and his standing with the current manager. Henderson has nothing to do with Gerrard. Henderson is in the midfield squad....in the midfield squad, just like Can, Wijnaldum or anybody else...as such he gets no special treatment. As club captain he also gets no preferential treatment when it comes to selection.
In judging his game, and I've said this before, posters like you and plenty of others judge him on what you think he can do...and when he doesn't match up to your beliefs you call him out. You overestimate him and when he falls short of your opinion you make all kinds of unfair criticisms.
Klopp knows what he gets from Henderson and he makes his judgement on what Henderson does...not he should've of done this or that...or why he didn't play defense splitting passes or take the game by the scruff of the neck "Gerrard Style"...Klopp knows he isn't going to do that.
I'm not a huge Henderson fan but I know what he offers and I'm not holding a yardstick up and comparing him to some mythical superman midfielder.
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